No. 06-1463
Title:
Arnold M. Preston, Petitioner
v.
Alex E. Ferrer
Docketed:May 7, 2007
Lower Ct:Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District
  Case Nos.:(B188997)
  Decision Date:November 30, 2006
Discretionary Court  
  Decision Date:February 14, 2007
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 4 2007 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 6, 2007)
May 30 2007 Waiver of right of respondent Alex E. Ferrer to respond filed.
Jun 5 2007 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 21, 2007.
Jun 12 2007 Response Requested . (Due July 12, 2007)
Jul 11 2007 Brief of respondent Alex E. Ferrer in opposition filed.
Jul 17 2007 Reply of petitioner Arnold M. Preston filed.
Jul 25 2007 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2007.
Sep 25 2007 Petition GRANTED. The brief of petitioner is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Monday, November 5, 2007. The brief of respondent is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Monday, December 3, 2007. A reply brief, if any, is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Friday, December 28, 2007. Briefs of amici curiae are to be filed with the Clerk and served upon counsel for the parties on or before 2 p.m., 7 days after the brief for the party supported is filed, or if in support of neither party, within 7 days after the petitioner's brief is filed.
Nov 1 2007 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received.)
Nov 1 2007 Brief of petitioner Arnold M. Preston filed.
Nov 7 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Nov 8 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Macy's Group Inc. filed.
Nov 8 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Nov 8 2007 Brief amicus curiae of CTIA - The Wireless Association filed.
Nov 16 2007 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, January 14, 2008.
Nov 21 2007 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either or neither party received from counsel for the respondent.
Dec 3 2007 Brief of respondent Alex E. Ferrer filed.
Dec 6 2007 CIRCULATED.
Dec 6 2007 Brief amicus curiae of William Morris Agency filed. (Distributed).
Dec 7 2007 Brief amici curiae of Screen Actors Guild, Inc., et al. filed.
Dec 27 2007 Reply of petitioner Arnold M. Preston filed. (Distributed)
Jan 8 2008 Record received from Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District. (1 box)
Jan 14 2008 Argued. For petitioner: Joseph D. Schleimer, Beverly Hills, Cal. For respondent: G. Eric Brunstad, Jr., Hartford, Conn.
Feb 1 2008 Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by respondent.
Feb 15 2008 Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by respondent GRANTED.
Feb 20 2008 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Mar 24 2008 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Apr 2 2008 Record returned to the Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellant District.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Joseph David Schleimer Schleimer & Freundlich LLP(310) 273-9807
    Counsel of Record9100 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 615 - East Tower
Beverly Hills, CA  90212
schleimerlaw@msn.com
Party name: Arnold M. Preston
Attorneys for Respondent:
G. Eric Brunstad Jr. Dechert LLP(860) 524-3999
    Counsel of Record90 State House Square
Hartford, CT  06103
eric.brunstad@dechert.com
Party name: Alex E. Ferrer
 
Russell J. Frackman Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP(310) 312-2000
11377 W. Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA  90064-1683
rjf@msk.com
Party name: Alex E. Ferrer
Other:
David J. Bederman Emory Law School(404) 727-6822
Supreme Court Advocacy Project
1301 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA  30321
lawdjb@emory.edu
Party name: William Morris Agency
 
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland Screen Actors Guild(323) 549-6627
5757 Wilshire Blvd. 7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA  90036
Party name: Screen Actors Guild, Inc., et al.
 
Deborah J. La Fetra Pacific Legal Foundation(916) 419-7111
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
djl@pacificlegal.org
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation
 
Glen D. Nager Jones Day(202) 879-3939
51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20001
gdnager@jonesday.com
Party name: Macy's Group Inc.
 
Andrew J. Pincus Mayer Brown LLP(202) 263-3000
1999 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006-1101
apincus@mayerbrown.com
Party name: CTIA - The Wireless Association
 
Gene Schaerr Winston & Strawn LLP(202) 282-5000
1700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
gschaerr@winston.com
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America